1. A close look at fragmentation of medical records
And to explain its impact on the current state of Health Care

2. BySoussanahmadiHilary FacerKelly Haslam
Project 1 for MEDIT 225
3. What is a medical record?
What is the current state of medical records?
4. Efficiency Challenges
LackofComprehensiveness
Ambiguity
Lack of Accessibility
Lack ofInteroperability
Lack of Accountability/ Confidentiality/Security
5. Improvement provided by Electronic Medical Records
Immediate access to patient records.
Legible, complete documentation
Improved efficiencies
6. Improvement provided by Electronic Medical Records (cont)
Appropriate alerts and reminders
Reduced expenses
Reduced duplication of services
Improved patient satisfaction
7. Desirable characteristics of electronic medical records
Comprehensiveness
Accessibility
Interoperability
Confidentiality
Accountability
Flexibility
8. Reference
http://www.medical-software.org/medicalrecords.html
http://www.medical-software.org/medicalrecords.html
http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_044375.hcsp?dDocName=bok1_044375
http://www.cio.com/article/146700/The_Painful_Side_Effects_of_Deploying_Electronic_Health_Records
9. Reference (Cont)
http://www.cio.com/article/146752/Four_Tall_Hurdles_to_a_Meaningful_Electronic_Medical_Records_EMR_System
http://law.harvard.edu/faculty/elhauge/pdf/Elhauge%20The%20Fragmentation%20of%20US%20Health%20Care%20--%20Introductory%20Chpt.pdf
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7281/283